Calamity
mediumWeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Wind — PA

102d agoReadingUnited StatesSource: spc

Wind UNK kt near 2 NNW Terre Hill, Lancaster, PA. Trees down on wires along Beam Road. (CTP)

Geographic Context

This weather event occurred near Reading (approximately 21 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 250.0K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a weather event classified as medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 45. The computed Calamity Score is 43 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (70), intensity (35). Data for this event was sourced from spc, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.

Event Data

TypeWeather
Severitymedium
Severity Value45
Calamity Score43 / 100
Confidence77%
Coordinates40.1800, -76.0600
Nearest CityReading (21 km)
Population Exposed250.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T02:02:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location2 NNW Terre Hill
CountyLancaster
StatePA
CommentsTrees down on wires along Beam Road. (CTP)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem Unit
Iem City2 NNW Terre Hill
Iem CountyLancaster
Iem StatePA
Iem WfoCTP
Iem RemarkTrees down on wires along Beam Road.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Reading (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.